According to court documents, a Newfoundland and Labrador woman has been charged with fraud and identity theft and is facing a total of 24 charges, including defrauding people of hundreds of dollars and falsely selling kittens and dogs on Kijiji.

She is also accused of breaching a previous court order that barred her from accessing online marketplaces like Kijiji.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If Kijiji feels the need to rely on the public and the media to identify and flag problematic ads, it means there is a problem, which is that too many irresponsible breeders are, in fact, posting on Kijij and Kijiji’s staff alone cannot monitor them.  Even if Kijiji bans someone from selling pets on their site, these people find ways around the ban by using fake names, different computers, and getting others to post ads on their behalf. This Newfoundland woman continued to gain access to its site even though she had a court order not allowing her. Why can't Kijiji keep her banned even though she had a court order not allowing her to sell animals?

Puppy mills and unethical breeders may continue to exist even if Kijiji Canada stops the commercial sale of animals on its site, but at least Kijiji would not give them an easy platform to thrive on. Secondhand marketplaces such as Used.ca, OfferUp, BuySellTrade.ca, letgoCanada and Craigslist do not allow profiting from the commercial sale of animals on their sites. As the leader of classifieds sites in Canada, Kijiji should set an example and exclude breeders from selling animals on its website, sending the message that animals should not be sold as just another item via classified ads.

More than 355,000 people have signed this petition asking Kijiji to stop the online sale of animals. In the words of signer Joanne Marsh "Kijiji: Stop the ads, change this world!"

PS: Thank you so much for your support! Will you help me to get more support by sharing this petition with ten other people? If enough of us sign we can’t be ignored! Here’s a link to share https://www.change.org/kijiji